Yoga Circles

Creating Community Off The Mat

  • Home
  • Blog

ten commandments

The Ten Commandments for Yogis: Yamas, Niyamas, and The Law of Moses

by Maria Kuzmiak Leave a Comment

Most of us in the West have heard of the Ten Commandments. If you’re a yogi, you probably also know about the five yamas and the five niyamas. If you don’t, they are the principles the yogic sage Patanjali gave yogis as a guide for right living; think of them as the ten commandments for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Yoga and Western Religion, Yoga Circles Tagged: niyamas, ten commandments, yamas
Get new posts by email:

Recent Posts

  • Egoism and Yoga: Do We Really Need to Eliminate The Self?
  • Yogic Wisdom Can Help Us Pull Back the Veil of Ignorance
  • Our True Nature: Overcoming Afflictions to Return to Peace
  • The Practice of Yoga: Austerity, Self-Study and Surrender to a Higher Power
  • What is Samadhi? Exploring The Goal of Classical Yoga

Categories

  • Mind, Body, Spirit
  • Patanjali's Yoga Sutras
  • Stories of Transformation Through Yoga
  • Yoga and Buddhism
  • Yoga and Western Religion
  • Yoga Circles
  • Yoga Practice and Philosophy

Recent Comments

  • Maria Kuzmiak on Yogic Wisdom Can Help Us Pull Back the Veil of Ignorance
  • Kathryn on Yogic Wisdom Can Help Us Pull Back the Veil of Ignorance
  • Maria Kuzmiak on The Practice of Yoga: Austerity, Self-Study and Surrender to a Higher Power
  • Dolores on The Practice of Yoga: Austerity, Self-Study and Surrender to a Higher Power
  • Dolores E Andalkar on Roadblocks to Enlightenment: Knowing When We Wander From the Path

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Copyright © 2021 Yoga Circles.

Lifestyle WordPress Theme by themehit.com